Chang Anqing

Chapter 281
Although it is summer, the sun is warm in the morning, and the willows on the bank are blown by the gentle breeze, and the willow leaves fall on the green pond, causing layers of ripples, pushing straight to a branch exposed on the surface of the pond. A water lily.

Looking at the petals on the slender branches, like a beauty's face, swaying with the water waves, Li Sui, who was wearing a jade-colored jacket and a water-blue skirt, was rarely relaxed.

"Immortal Elder, please—"

An internal officer's voice came to his ears, Li Sui turned his head, and saw a man in a Taoist robe on the veranda at a far corner, accompanied by Yang Chongyuan's close internal officer Liu Shoucheng, climbing up the stairs , come this way.

As they approached, Liu Shoucheng also saw Li Sui's master and servant on this side, and immediately stepped forward to salute with a respectful smile on his face.

"princess."

Looking at the extremely humble Liu Shoucheng in front of him, Li Sui nodded casually and said, "Let's get up."

When Li Suishun looked at the young man next to Liu Shoucheng, who was dressed in a light gray Taoist robe and only had sandalwood hairpins, he seemed to be standing before he arrived. The aura of immortal demeanor can easily separate him from others.

"Princess, this is Daoqing Immortal Elder, who was invited by the saint to go to the Zichen Palace to preach for the saint."

In the gentle breeze, Li Sui saw the man in front of her nodding lightly to her, there was no alienation from people who were thousands of miles away, and there was no philistine who bowed his knees and flattered him.

It was as simple as the encounter between him and her, just a meeting between one person and another person in this world.

The road in front of me is clear, and now everyone in Chang'an City knows everyone.

When he was still in the Zhou Dynasty, he became a god sought after by those dignitaries in Chang'an City. According to rumors, Daoqing came from Penglai, a Sanxian who went down to earth to experience. It can revive the soul of the dead and let the living relatives have a glimpse.

"Immortal Elder's reputation has been admired for a long time."

Hearing Li Sui's praise, Daoqing silently nodded, and said just now: "Fame and profit are all outside of him."

"The elder fairy pointed out."

While talking, seeing Li Sui performing the Taoist ritual, Daoqing returned the ritual as well.

"Princess, I'll wait—"

Hearing Liu Shoucheng's request for instructions, Li Sui stretched out his right hand and said, "Please, Immortal."

After watching the backs of Daoqing and the two gradually go away, Li Sui withdrew his gaze and said, "Let's go."

When you walk to the Lizheng Palace, you will see the same floor tiles, the same palace walls, the same hibiscus tree, and the same hall...

Li Sui stood there involuntarily, standing under the densely clustered hibiscus flowers, but before his eyes were bits and pieces of Empress Yang, those pasts, those memories were like bunches of light flying by. Into her mind, to dispel the darkness and indifference hidden in her heart.

In the winter of last year, she sat with her elder sister under the porch to make tea in the heavy snow, watching the maids outside the porch having a snowball fight; , I lit one after another gorgeous fireworks with my sister.

In a vague way, she seemed to see her sister's smile illuminated by the fireworks that night, and she still remembered that she and her sister had made a promise with each other, promising to spend the first snow every year together.

But the scenery is there, the snow is there, but the people are gone——

"The princess is here—"

Hearing Yinniang's voice from behind, Li Sui silently covered up the blur and hot tears that were flooding her. When she turned her head, she saw Yinniang coming up to support her affectionately and saying, "His Highness is still waiting for you." What about you—”

Just now, Yinniang naturally saw Li Sui's grief flashing past, and she also understood where it came from, so at this moment, she passed by without a trace, just because she was afraid of stirring up the untouchable sadness in Li Sui's heart again. , It fell into Queen Li's eyes, adding to the sadness.

"My aunt called me today, but what's the matter?"

Hearing Li Sui's inquiry, Yinniang hesitated, and then said quietly: "It's for Princess Rong An's marriage."

Rongan?

Li Sui raised his eyebrows lightly, and heard a report coming from inside.

"Returning to Your Highness, although there are decoctions to take care of her, the illness of the concubine Xian originated from her heart, and the decoctions can only make the spirit of the concubine Xian look better. If you want to completely cure and recover, it is—"

Hearing the words of the imperial physician in the hall, Li Sui remained silent, and slowly walked in with Yinniang.

Since Yang Chongyuan usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he followed the general trend of the court and canonized his aunt as the queen, and she was in the middle palace.Not long after, Mrs. Cao, Mrs. Cui, and Mrs. Liu who had served in the former Taiwei's mansion for a long time were also canonized as first-rank concubine Xian, De concubine, and third-rank Jieyu at the request of their aunt.

But Concubine Cao Xian completely lost her mind on the day when Dalang Yang Jin was protecting Yang Chongyuan, was pierced by random arrows, and lay in the coffin of the mourning hall. She cried for half a month and fainted several times. Like being taken out of the soul, suffering from hysteria, often confused, less awake, sometimes laughing wildly in the palace, sometimes crying night and night in the palace, even the people around him are too scared to go close to serve up.

"aunt."

Hearing Li Sui coming in, Empress Li finally calmed down with a sad face and said, "Come quickly."

When Li Sui walked in with a smile, the imperial physician at the side hurriedly saluted, Empress Li looked at her and said: "Concubine Xian, you still need to worry more, treating her with the best medicine—"

After all, Empress Li couldn't help sighing: "King Cheng is a good boy, a good son of the Yang family. He died to protect His Majesty, and even more so for my Daxing Dynasty. As the founding hero of Daxing, his credit None of us can forget."

"Concubine Xian is her biological mother, and the merit of this birth is also indelible."

Hearing Empress Li's instructions, the imperial physician immediately nodded and said: "Yes, I will do my best to heal the concubine Xian."

Seeing this, Empress Li nodded her head, and immediately said: "Okay, you can step back."

After the imperial physician bowed and left, Empress Li looked at Li Sui who was sitting next to her with a smile and said, "You child, why are you sitting so far away, come here quickly."

Seeing Empress Li pat the phoenix seat beside her, Li Sui didn't refuse, walked up with a smile and said, "Just now the foreign ministers are still there, if I sit there, I'm afraid the courtiers will not obey the rules."

Hearing Li Sui's words, Empress Li smiled and nodded her forehead and said: "When you entered the palace before, you never sat next to your elder sister. This will be with me—"

Halfway through the speech, Empress Li suddenly froze. Sensing the sadness in her aunt's eyes, Li Sui also suppressed the emotion in her heart, and changed the topic: "I heard that my aunt told me today, and I was wondering if there was something good You want to reward me, where is it?"

Seeing Li Sui stretching her head to search, Empress Li spat at her just now: "It's all Princess Yuling, and she wants treasures like a debt collector every day, and she's not afraid of being laughed at."

Seeing Empress Li finally smiled, Li Suicai asked again: "It's not for the sake of my baby, the reason why my aunt is looking for me is—"

Hearing Li Sui's inquiry, Empress Li's brows were once again troubled.

"It's for Rong An."

After the maid was dismissed, Empress Li said slowly: "Once Pengcheng died, Turkic Zhenbi Khan's Kehe Dun became vacant. Now he knows that Turkic Khan sent a prince to marry my princess Daxing. , Today, I came here to ask the princess to marry me grandly, and I still want to be the first princess."

Hearing this, Li Sui's heart became clearer. As expected, Empress Li immediately said sadly: "He naturally knows that there is no princess under my Majesty's knees, so he will settle for the next best thing and marry Rong An."

"I'm afraid that he only made this request because he heard that Rong An is the princess most favored by His Majesty among the many daughters."

So even if he married the princess together, Zhenbi Khan was more proud than Tuli Khan, because he was able to marry Yang Chongyuan, the emperor's precious jewel, and he was undoubtedly provoking Tuli Khan and Yang Chongyuan. Letting the world know the powerful Turkic soldiers behind him can make Yang Chongyuan obey his advice and keep everything.

After hearing what Li Sui said, Empress Li nodded her head and said solemnly: "Nowadays when the dynasty was established at the beginning, people's hearts are already fluctuating. If the Turkic people take advantage of this to stir up military affairs at this time, it will not be of any benefit to us, so this relative must be fit."

After listening to Queen Li's words, Li Sui was not surprised at all.

If it is possible, there is no emperor in this world who is willing to send a woman to maintain the peace of the world, let alone Yang Chongyuan, who has always been ambitious and arrogant.

But ambition and the majesty of the emperor can't be the Great Wall, can't be the guard wall of the dynasty.

If he tried to be strong for a while, he rejected the request of the Turkic people and fell into the pretext of Zhenbi Khan, which became his reason for sending troops to the Central Plains.At that time, Yang Chongyuan and his Yang Dynasty, who are eager to deal with the war, will fall into a passive state, and the people of the world will once again fall into panic.

After all, war is not a fight between two people, but a fight for food, money, and troops. The more wars, the greater the consumption, and the more people will be scattered.

Once caught in such an external aggression, internal troubles will follow. For example, the power of the old ministers of the Zhou Dynasty, such as the poor people who could not bear the suffering of the war, are enough to become waves and completely overthrow the newly established dynasty.

"My aunt is worried that Rong An will become the second Pengcheng if she marries?"

Hearing Li Sui express her concerns, Empress Li couldn't help but frowned and said, "I think His Majesty agreed so quickly, I'm afraid he also wanted to restrain our Li family."

After all, Empress Li finally let go of her dignified and easy-going disgust and said: "Rong An's mind is not right, and to Erlang—"

Seemingly disgusted, Empress Li didn't continue after all, but changed the subject: "If she gets married, I'm afraid she will hold hatred for our Li family in her heart and encourage Turks to do things that harm others and benefit themselves. .”

After hearing Queen Li's words, Li Sui did not refute, because indeed, precisely because of their Li family, Rong An, who used to be the jewel in the palm, was thrown from a high height and disappeared completely before everyone's eyes, becoming a patient who cultivated himself in a corner of the mansion.

But Rong An is Yang Chongyuan's blood after all, and her status as a princess cannot be erased, and she will eventually leave the court in the future.

Now that Turkic has hand-picked her, Yang Chongyuan has to agree with foreign aggression on the one hand, and on the other hand, as his aunt said, Rong An was not reborn in her womb. But in the Yang family, Yang Chongyuan did not.

Therefore, Yang Chongyuan may not have no intention of using Rong An as He Dun to contain Li Shi.

After all, in Turkic, He Dun can participate in and discuss politics.

"In this world, there are many married princesses, but there are not many who are as thoughtful and extraordinary as Pengcheng."

Li Sui broke the silence, and calmly analyzed with Empress Li: "Although Rong'an made some troubles in the past, he didn't have the patience like Pengcheng. His ears are soft, and he is careful. The city is far behind Pengcheng—"

"What's more, Zhenbi Khan, who Rong'an is going to marry, is not like the old Khan who was married to Pengcheng back then. Zhenbi Khan is sensitive and suspicious. He is worried about Yang Chongyuan supporting Tuli Khan to deal with him. Central Plains doesn't have any good feelings, I'm afraid that in the next five years, they will inevitably meet with each other, so he will never let down his vigilance towards Rong An like that."

Noticing that Empress Li gradually loosened her eyebrows, Li Suicai said the last sentence.

"Since His Majesty can do whatever he can, why don't we take advantage of our strength—"

Facing Empress Li's beckoning gaze, Li Sui murmured softly, "You have to tie the bell to untie it. Maybe my aunt can believe that Erlang can dispel Rong An's resentment. Even if she can't, she won't do Erlang any harm."

After all, it is the one you love. Although love is illusory, it is the most restrictive thing.

"If people can be used by me again, it is the best policy."

After hearing Li Sui's last word, Queen Li couldn't help raising her eyes and said, "You mean—"

"Let Erlang personally send Rong'an into Turkic as the crown prince."

Noticing the change in Empress Li's face, Li Sui said slowly: "Erlang has always been his elder brother, and the brother-sister relationship for more than ten years has always existed. Sometimes when attacking, the heart should be the most important."

"Although Erlang is kind and soft-hearted, it is precisely this that can touch people's hearts the most. Otherwise, there would not be so many veterans of the Zhou Dynasty who would not hesitate to praise him and would be willing to stand behind him now, to support him and protect him. he."

"Since he can impress those loyal ministers who are stubborn and firm in their hearts towards Zhou Chao, Erlang may not be able to impress Rong An and wake her up with his affection."

Speaking of this, Empress Li's eyes darkened, meeting Li Sui's calm and serious eyes at this moment, she suddenly realized that when she was most disturbed, the first thing she thought of was this niece in front of her.

It seemed that she would definitely give her the best and most satisfactory solution.

Let her feel at ease.

(End of this chapter)